Mjp. Harger et Bt. Hurman, NUCLEOPHILIC-SUBSTITUTION IN BENZYLIC PHOSPHONAMIDOTHIOIC CHLORIDES -INFLUENCE OF SUBSTITUENTS ON THE ELIMINATION-ADDITION PATHWAY, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (11), 1996, pp. 490-491
The elimination-addition pathway that competes with S(N)2(P) in the re
action of ArCH2P(S)(NMe(2))Cl with Et(2)NH is very sensitive to the ac
idity of the benzylic C-H bond (rho 3.45).